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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., ROADBONDS SALE [Prospect of First Vacancy | NSTON WIDOW IARUNGTON SEES _[Seven-County Nurse Sersice |0OLINBIA PKES Faces Virginia Liquor Board T0 GAIN 31,100,000 Maryland Group Agreement With P. W. A. Boost to Financing. By & Staft Correspondent of The Star. BALTIMORE December 32.—Mary- land will gain $1,100,000 in public works funds through the sale of State Roads Commission bonds on the open market, under an agreement just reached with the Public Works Ad- ministration, William D. Byron, mem- ber of the commission, announced to- day. At the same time he said that be- cause of increased gasoline tax re- ceipts and economy steps taken last month, the commission is discounting its bills again and has a cash balance. The improved cash position of the commission does not affect the five counties that have overdrafts, however, he explained. Shortage Proved Temporary. The picture he presented was in sharp contrast with that-revealed dur- ing November when the roads 'was unable to pay its current bills. bore out Gov. Ritchie’s assertion that the commission’s cash shortage was only temporary and would be corrected by further gasoline tax returns. In agreeing to the sale of the State road bonds on the open market, the P. W. A. yesterday made available an- ;J'ah:l' $1,100,000 for projects in Mary- an ‘The $1,100,000 to be sold comprises that portion of the $4,000,000 deben- ture issue which has not been turned over to the Federal Government, al though the P. W. A. had allotted a like amount of their purchase, 30 Per Cent Grants. In view of the agreement to let Maryland dispose of the bonds on the market, Federal authorities said the 81,100,000 they had allotted for their purchase would be used in making 30 per cent grants on new P, W. A, proj- ects in the State. The new arrangement will be doubly advantageous to Maryland, it is be- lieved. The bonds are expected to bring & premfum, the last debentures sold by the Government having orought 103.599. In addition the State will be able to inaugurate new P. W. A. projects, using money from the tax and truck licenses to make up Maryland’s 70 per cent. FALLS CHURCH PLANS DANCE JANUARY 30 Proceeds Will Benefit Program to Aid Sufferers From Infan- tile Paralysis. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. FALLS CHURCH, V: 22—Mayor L. P. Daniel has an- nounced he would appoint a commit- tee to arrange a dance January 30, the birthday anniversary of President Roosevelt, for the benefit of sufferers fi?xn;h ':nhxgfl: paralysis. act was taken in response to a letter from Henry L. Doherty, chairman of a national committee sponsoring this undertaking. Mr. Doherty's letter pointed out no part of the proceeds will go to the Warm Springs Foundation, as has been done in the past. The local community will Teceive 70 per cent of the proceeds, while 30 per cent will be turned over to President Roosevelt for presenta- tion by him to & national commission for use in the effort to combat the disease. Mayor Daniel said he belleved the proceeds to be received by the town should go into a State fund. AT S T ARGUMENTS SLATED ON APPEAL BY HASH New Trial Sought for Montgom- ery Man Convicted of Patricide. 8pecial Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., December 22— Arguments will be heard in the Circuit Court here Monday on the motion for & new trial for Lowell Hash, 22, re- cently found guilty here of man- slaughter in the slaying of his father, Edgar J. Hash, 44, last June. Should Judges Charles W. Wood- ward and Arthur D. Willard, who presided at the trial, overrule the motion, the youth probably will be sentenced immediately. Ten years in the penitentiary is the maximum penalty, It - Herndon Students Give Play. HERNDON, Va., December 22 (Spe- cial) —“The Tempest” was presented by the junior English class of the Herndon High School yesterday. The following students took part: Helen Gardner, Billy Keyes, Fremont Day, Elizabeth Dailey, Viola Hailman, Han- nsh Ann Wrenn, Lomax Wamsley, Frederick Curtice, Charles Thompson and Burley Coulter. ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., December 22.— ‘The funeral of Robert Maynard Eng- land, 8-year-old son of Lieut, Mitchell England, U. 8. A, of Fishers Island, Conn, who was drowned near his home when ice on which he and a companion were playing gave way, took place from the funeral home of W. Reuben Pumphrey here, Rev. Howard G. England, formerly of Rockville, grandfather of the boy, conducted the services and burial was in Rockville Union Cemetery. Miss Frances Allen Yancey, 18, and Samuel Wallace Smith, 21, both of Orange, Va., were married in Rock- ville today by Rev. J. Lloyd Black of the Christian Church. Rev. William B. Waters of Faith Methodist Church, Derwood, officiated at the marriage here a few days ago of Miss Erma Elizabeth Anderson and Raymond Allen Parsons, both of ‘Washington. Jonkheer H. M. van der Wyck, sec- retary of the Netherlands Legation at Washington, was the speaker at the weekly luncheon of the Rockville Rotary Club at Hungerford Tavern here. Licenses have been issued here for the marriages of Austin Blair Brad- shaw, 23, of Faber, Va., and Mar- gueritte Hoffman, 22, of Gordons- ville, Va.; James Thurman Jones, 21, and Emily Magielie Hanfleld, 18, both of Prede , Va.; Willlam Hen- ry Rorabaugh, 26, of Waynesboro, Pa., and Elizabeth Brown Hudson, 25, of Washington; Willlam T. Horton, 22, of Alexandris, Va., and Beulah Nell Nina Peflett, 23, both of Washing- ton; Robert Wilbur Robey, 21, of Ruby. Va., l.ndle!CleHKm 18, of Shackiett, Va., and Guy Watson and Anna Maie Edmunds, 22, of Ber- wyn, Md, & Chairman Tyler’s Reap- pointment Question Up to Governor. Short-term Member Non- committal on Accep- tance if Chosen. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va.,, Deoember 22.— Gov. Peery likes ork of the man who heads Virginia's Alcoholic Bev- erage Control Board, the board chair- man likes the work he is doing, but the answer to the question of whether he would accept reappointment yet has to be considered in the light of cir- cumstances and eventualities. The term of Maj. S. Heth Tyler of Norfolk, chairman of the board, ex- pires March 22. In accepting the ap- pointment eight months ago, Maj. Tyler requested that he be given the one-year term. This the Governor did as he made him the board’s first chair- man. Col. R. McC. Bullington of Richmond was named for a term of three years. and T. McCall Frazier, drafted from the Division of Motor MAJ. 8. HETH TYLER. other practice he was counsel and offi- cial for a large Norfolk bank. He said he accepted appointment to the board out of a sense of public duty. “Whether my business and profes- slonal associates would allow me to JORNSTON WIDOW RITES TOMORROW Death at Birmingham Re- calls Confederacy’s Young- est Commanding General. Special Dispatch to The Star. Mrs, Elizabeth Evans Johnston, 84, widow of Brig. Gen. Robert D. John- ston, Confederate Army, who died un- expectedly Thursday at her home in Birmingham, Ala., will be buried to- morrow at Charlotte, N. C., according to word received by uhflvel in Clarke County, Va. Mrs. Johnston was a daughter of Col. P. C. Evans, Confederate Army officer. Her husband, who was the youngest commanding general of the Confederate Army, died at his Clarke County orchard farm during the World War. She was a granddaughter of the late Gov. Eugene Moorehead of North Carolina, and was born in the Gov- ernor’s mansion in Raleigh. Presented Loving Cup. Living for may years in Alabama, she was presented with a $5,000 gold loving cup some years ago by the State Vehicles, was appointed for five years. | take the job for another term is one | in appreciation of outstanding phil- All of the appointments dated from March 22, 1934, Vacancy Question Raised. ‘The matter of the first vacancy oc- curring on the board was brought be- fore both the Governor and Maj. Tyler tod: First and foremost, of course, is the question of whether the Governor will invite the chairman to serve another term on the board. While the Gov- ernor did not say definitely that he would ask Maj. Tyler to accept reap- pointment, he did say: “I am pleased with the work Maj. Tyler has done, as well as that done by the other two members of the board. I am pleased with their work as individuals and with the work of the board as a whole.” Then, there was to be considered Maj. Tyler’s reaction to any offer he may receive to succeed himself as a member of this board. He was a busy lawyer before he ac- cepted the appointment. Besides TWO CHURCHES PLAN MIDNIGHT SERVICES St. Mary’s Catholic and Christ Episcopal Programs Are An- nounced at Rockville. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md.,, December 22.— Midnight services at St. Mary’s Catho- lic Church and Christ Episcopal Church will be held Christmas morn- At St. Mary’s high mass will be celebrated by the pastor, Rev. Charles R. O'Hara, who will deliver the ser- mon. He will be assisted at that serv- ice and at low masses at 8, 9 and 10:15 o'clock Christmas day by Rev. Aloysius R. Mack of Fordham University. The music will be by an augmented choir, under direction of Mrs. Howard M. Blandy. The rector, Canon Arthur B. Rudd, | fil will have charge of the services at Christ Church, which will begin at 11:30 o’clock Monday night and extend past midnight. Canon Rudd will con- duct services and preach at 10:30 o'clock Christmas morning. At 9:15 o'clock Christmas morning Canon Rudd will hold services and preach at Ascension Church, Gaithersburg. Father O'Hara has announced that Father Mack will celebrate low mass and deliver the sermon at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Olney, at 8:30 o'clock Christmas morning. CLOSED BANK TO PAY ADDITIONAL $20,000 Southern Maryland Trust Co.|. Total to Depositors Will Be 32 Per Cent. SEAT PLEASANT, Md., December 22.—An additional 10 per cent divi- dend will be given the depositors of the closed Southern Maryland Trust Co. Monday at the Seat Pleasant Bank, Leo J. Naughton, conservator, announced today. This will make a total of 32 per cent paid the deposi- tors of the closed institution. In most cases the dividend will be credited to the accounts of the for- mer depositors of the closed bank who are now depositors of the Seat Pleasant Bank. The 10 per cent will amount to approximately $20,000, Naughton said. It will be available for those who wish to withdraw. County Special Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., Decem- ber 22.—A bounty of $1 has been set upon the head of each unlicensed, untaxed dog in Berkeley County, and County Court will pay $1 each to per- sons who kill and dispose of such dogs and present satisfactory proof. This is the latest move in the effort to rid the county of wild dogs which have been preying upon sheep, turkeys and other property. County Court stated i*s decision to pay the dollar bounty following conferences with a committee, Gray Silver and County Agent W. N. McClung, representing Berkeley County Farm Bureau, with thing that I have to consider,” said Maj. Tyler. “Whether I can continue to make the necessary personal sacri- fice is another. Misses His Family. “Still another matter that I think about is the fact that I am a home- loving man, and I get mighty lone- some up here in Richmond. I miss my family.” “On the other hand,” continued the board chairman, ould, like to see the picture of this system from the standpoint of a year's experience. The chairman added further that there might be some advantage in holding the original board together until the first regular session of the General Assembly since the system ‘was inaugurated. If he were reappointed there would be the question of whether he would continue as chairman. The Governor let it be understood early in the life of the board that the chairmanship probably would rotate. VETERANS MUST FILE BY JANUARY 2 Fairfax County Red Cross An- nounces Date Limit on “Bonus” Certificates. Special Dispatch to The Star. HERNDON, Va., December 22.—Mr: Russell A. Lynn of Herndon, Vi chairman of the Fairfax County Ch: ter of the American Red Cross, has announced that January 2, 1935, is the final date which World War vet- erans may file application for adjusted | °°C compensation certificates. Any veteran or any dependent of & veteran who is dead, who has not ap- plied for “bonus”. certificates, is re- quested to visit the Fairfax County Chapter head on or before January 2, with proper honorable dis- charge, so that an application may be led. Veterans eligible for the certificates must have served more than 60 days during the war period and have been henorably discharged. Dependents of veterans who died in the service or since and who failed to apply for certificates, should make ap- plication before it is too late. Widows and children have preference over de- pendent parents. If there is no widow or child, dependent mother may file, or if mother is not entitled, dependent father may file. Dependency of par- ents is presumed after age 60, and be- fore that age evidence of dependency must be presented. CARNIVAL TO BENEFIT CHURCH IS PLANNED Event in Parish Hall to Aid All Saints’ P. E. Group at Oakley. Special Dispatch to The Star. LEONARDTOWN, Md, December 22.—For the benefit of the All Saints’ P. E. Church, Oakley, the annual Christmas and New Year carnival wil!beheldlnhep&rhhhfllbem ’rhose on the committee of arrange- ments are Mrs. Thomas Reeves, Miss Gaynelle Wible, Mrs. John Francis Dent, and those on the supper com- mittee are Mrs. Walter B. Dent, Mrs. Adam T. Wible, Mrs. Garner Reeves, Mrs. George Knott and Miss Kate Dent, all of Oakley. War on Wild Dogs Opened With $1 Bounty Offer members of Sheriff E. D. Gardner’s office, held recently. As authqrized also by law, the court will pay to the sheriff’s office $1.50 for every un- taxed unlicensed dog it kills “in line of duty.” The farm men indicated to County Court that hundreds of wild dogs are roaming the county, with at least six identified packs living off live stock and poultry. Sheep have been killed in such numbers recently that the dog tax fund, used to pay for dog damages to sheep, has been exhausted and a num- ber of farmers, are without compen- Eyestrain Headaches Positively Reheved for Mother, Dad 4 Think of how much you can give at such small cost. “VERI-BEST” At a price that puts KRYPTOK Invisible Bifocal Lenses. One pair to see far and near. $12.00 value. style well within your means. Cylindrical Lenses Not Included SHAH OPTICAL CO., 812 F St Est NW Yours anthropic work. As Alabama regent of the Mount Vernon Association, she was chiefly instrumental in collecting large quantities of original Washing- ton furniture for the mansion, and also was active in its restoration. Son Killed in Polo. She was the mother of the late Col. Gordon Johnston, fatally injured some months ago in a polo accident in Texas, who was the first American soldier to receive the Order of the Purple Heart after its restoration by the War Department. She is survived by three sons, Robert D. and Evans Johnston, Birmingham, and Capt. Ewart Johnston (D. 8. C.), Boyce, Va., and four daughters, Mrs. Gerald Firth, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mrs. Harvey Skey, Montreal, Canada; Mrs. Maxwell Beery, Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs, William Eager, Valdosta, Ga. st addhiNier AP CLARENDON MASONS TO INSTALL OFFICERS H. W. Calhoun Will Become Mas- ter of Columbia Lodge at Meeting January 29. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. CLARENDON, Va., December 22.— H. W. Calhoun will be installed as master of Columbia Lodge, No. 285, A. F. and A. M, at the meeting of that organization January 29. Other new officers are: J. C. Holm, senior warden; Philip O. Shepherd, junior warden; John M. Stewart, treasurer; Jesse W. Rohback, secre- tary; John P. Balster, senior deacon; Stanley Schreiner, junior deacon; P. Franklin Little, senior steward; Theo- dore Reppen, junior steward; T. A. Sullivan, chaplain; C. Benjamin Lay- k, hal; Henry P. Balster, tiler, and Alfred C. Cosdon, lecturer. —_— PLAN YULE SERVICE Candlplight Procession to Be Held at Upper Marlboro. Special Dispatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., Decem- ber 22.—Services will be held in Trin- ity Protestant Episcopal Church here Christmas eve at 11 o’clock, when there will be a candlelight procession and a celebration of the holy communion. Communion will be celebrated choral- 1y on Christmas morning at 11 o'clock, when there will be a sermon by the rector, Rev. J. C. M. Shrewsbury. There will be special music by the choir at both services, with Edmund Shrewsbury and Thomas Burroughs soloists, and Miss Adelaide Traband presiding at the organ. ‘There will be a celebration of the holy communion, with sermon by the Rev. Shrewsbury, at St. Barnabas’ Church, Leeland, at 9:30 am. on Christmas morning. CORNELL MAN NAMED P. Batjer Horticulturist at West Virginia University. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., December 22 (Special).—L. P. Batjer of the hor- ticulture staff of Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., has accepted the post at West Virginia University Experi- ment Farm, Kearneysville, near here, which was vacated when Horticultur- ist Leif Verner left to assume chief- taincy of Idaho University’s horticul- tural department. Mr. Batjer, who has been on the L. Cornell staff for the past five years|ing. B o Reh Wk B growers, is expected to start his work at the Kearneysville farm about Feb- ruary 1 JORDAN'’S ARLINGTON SEES ROADS APPROVAL, Two Projects Before State Commission Early in New Year. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va., December 22.—Possibility that two long-awaited State road projects in Arlington County may re- ceive favorable consideration by the State Highway Commission when it meets early in 1935 to make alloca- tions of the road fund is being ex- pressed by officials and residents of the county. One project is the completion of Lee Boulevard from Station 107, a few blocks east of Glebe road, where it now ends, to the Memorial Bridge. The other is construction of a right of way for west bound traffic around Old Dominion Bank -in Cherrydale, eliminating the hazard of automobiles meeting on the dangerous curve now in the road around the south side of the bank. Step Nearer Completion. The Lee Boulevard moved a step nearer completion at the last meeting of the County Board, when right of way for about 800 feet of the road was deeded to the commonwealth by Ar- lington County. Under plans of the State Highway Commission, the boulevard would continue east from its present temi- nus until it reached the west boun- dary of Fort Myer, where it would turn left, paralleling and adjacent to the west boundary. At the north- west corner of the fort it is proposed to run the right of way in a wide curve to the right, whence it will follow the Arlington & Fairfax Rail- way right of way eastward to Military road, across the flat and to the north end of Roosevelt Island, whence it would again turn right and proceed south to the Arlington Memorial Bridge. Mile and Half Stretch. The distance from Station 107 to the bridge is about a mile and a half, and, according to T. W. Ross, Cul- peper, right of way agent for the Highway Commission, right of way for approximately 40 per cent of this distance now has been obtained by the State. The property deeded over by the county last week is along the railroad right of way in the valley to the north of Fort Myer. It is believed possible that since the boulevard is nearer completion now than at any time since its in- ception., the Highway Commission may take favorable action at its allo- cation meeting and complete the right of way necessary to build the rest of the road. Surveys have been made by Ross’ men of the proposed two-way highway through Cherrydale, and now are be- fore commission officials in Rich- mond. A mass meeting is planned by Cherrydale citizens some time late this month or early in January so that action can be taken on the pro- posal and the resulting resolutions sent before the allocation meeting. Construction of the roadway for west-bound traffic on the north side of the bank, over the Washington & Old Dominion Railway right of way, which, it is understood, is to be abandoned, would leave the Old Do- minion Bank Building on a sort of an “island” between two streams of traffic, VIENNA MASONS ELECT Concord Lodge Selects Slate for Year. Special Dispatch to The Star. VIENNA, Va., December 22—B. H. Martin has been elected worshipful master of Concord Masonic Lodge. Other newly elected officers are: Colin F. Hamilton, senior warden; M. A. Moreland, junior warden; Ed- gar T. Bennett, treasurer; J. F.Oertel, secretary; Arthur A. Brandt, senior deacon, and A. W. Harkness, junior deacon. The tiler and stewards will be named later by the master-elect. ELKS TO GIVE PARTY Children of Crisfield Vicinity ‘Will Be Given Gifts. Special Dispatch to The Star, CRISFIELD, Md., December 22— Chrisfield Lodge, B. P. O. Elks, will hold its annual treat for poor children of Crisfleld and community at the Elks’ Home here on Christmas morn- Toys, confections and other_gitts will be distributed. Rawdon P. Whit- tington is chairman of the Christmas Treat Committee. 10-DAY PIANO SALE Every pilno reduced — Mason & Schubert, Huntington, DeKalb, Jordan and others. IS ALL ss YOU NEED $1 Weekly Pays Used Uprights Only $3 down and Sl a week, plus a small carrying charge —you may pay more if you wish. Your old piano, radio or phonograph will be ac- ceptable in trade. AR’I'IIITBJOI!IE\N $29 uwp mmam,.c-ufim DECEMBER 23, 1934—PART ONE. Seven-County Nurse Service Plan of Virginia Red Cross,. ect Proposed F unds to Be From Federal, State and Local Appropriations. Special Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va., December 22.—A pub- lc health nursing service for the seven counties of Page, Shenandoah, Rockingham, Warren, Rappahannock, Madison and Greene is being con- sidered with the hope of inaugurating such a program at once with the com- bined use of State, Federal and local funds. The service would be the first for some of the counties, according to James Smith of Richmond, regional director, who was invited here to ad- dress the annual meeting of the Page County Chapter of the Americgn Red Cross last night. Mr. Smith said the service would include seven nurses, two sanitation officers, and a health director. Request Sent Headquarters. ‘The Executive Committee, following the session, approved a portion of its budget providing for local help for such a plan and forwarded the re- quest to national headquarters. remainder of the budget was left for disposal at another meeting. The money in the local chapter had been accumulated over a number of years for the purpose of obtaining a nurse and the expenditure had been ap- RITCHIE PLANS YULE PARTY FOR CHILDREN Youngsters of Capital and County | Again to Be Guests of Governor. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, December 22.—Fol- lowing his custom of years, Gov. Al- bert C. Ritchie will give his annual Christmas treat to the children of An- napolis and Anne Arundel County De- cember 2€. Ever since his first inaugural, the Governor has been the host of the children at the motion picture per- formances during which he greets his guests. The white children of the city will assemble at the Circle Theater at 11 am. and the colored children at the Star Theater at the same hour. The Governor will speak at both places. FIREMEN’S ASSOCIATION WILL HOLD MEMORIAL Arlington-Fairfax Observance to Be Held at Falls Church January 6. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. FALLS CHURCH, Va., December 22. —Annual memorial services of the Arlington-Fairfax Counties Firemen's Association will be held at the Baptist Church here at 3 p.m. Sunday, Janu- ary 6. Benjamin Elliot and Robert Harmon, president and vice president of the Falls Church Fire Department, will be in charge of the services, as- sisted by committees from the assoc- iation, ladies’ auxiliary, local pastors in communities served by fire com- panies which are members of the associations and others. —_— B. & 0. VETERANS ELECT R. N. Edwards Is Chosen at An- nual Meeting. Special Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va, Decem- ber 22—R. N. Edwards was elected president of the Baltimore and Ohio Veterans’ Association at the annual meeting here last night. Other offi- cers named: William Owens, vice president; J. H. Keller, corresponding secretary; J. H. Wintermeyer, financial secretary; J. E. Oliver, treasurer; Wil- mm Stephens, cbnpl.un J. M. snull t at arms; Ray Russler, C B. Britt, J. E. Davis, John Wol- ford, W. W. Watson, Taylor Hatdy and John McNamee, board of di- rectors. ‘The | Mims, Mrs. H. B. Mims, L. F. Zerkel. to Headquarter proved by the local chapter some time back with the result that Mr. Smith was invited to explain the plan. He was heard by members of the Red Cross Health Board, Board of Super- visors. relief workers and others from all over the county. New officers were elected for the Red Cross and a report made on the annual roll call. Mrs. P. E. Shultz, wife of the Episcopal rector, was elect- ed president; Amos Bradley, vice president; Miss Annie Stover, treas- urer, and Mrs. H. E. Roudabush, | Shenandoah, secretary. Executive Committee. Members of the Executive Commit- tee elected are as follows: Shenan- doah—C. Kidwell, K. L. Foster, W. E. Hisey, Mrs. B. C. Shuler, James Foltz and C. Stevens. Marksville—Carlton Finter, C. C. Louderback, E. L. Knight and Charles Price. Springfield—Amos Huffman, W. M. Cullers, Miss Sue Abbott and Mrs. Cleo Gochenour. Luray—C. E. Musselman, Mrs. John Amos Bradley, chairman, reported the largest roll call since the war, 331 new members. The treasurer re- ported a total ol more than $1,000 on savings to be used for local pur- poses. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR TO MARK CHRISTMAS 0ld Dominion Commandery of Alexandria to Hold Ob- servance Tuesday. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., December 22.— Knights Templar of the Old Dominion Commandery of this city in full uni- form will conduct their annual observ- | ance of the birth of Christ at noon | Christmas day in the Masonic Temple, In addition to the Masonic cere- mony, the program will include toasts to the President of the United States, | to Andrew Davison Agnew, most eminent grand master of Knights | Templar, to Right Eminent Frank | Gravely Payne, grand commander of Virginia; to other Virginia officials, and to deceased members of the com- mandery. ‘The toasts will be responded to by Dan S. Hollenga, Roland M. Hollack, | Claude W. Fletcher, John Martin, C. Philip Heishley, Virgil C. Davis and Percy E. Clift. An offering will be collected for charity. Ferdinand De Vaughan, commander, will preside. R. Samuel Luckett is in charge of ar- rangements. S G ENE RED CROSS ROLL CALL QUOTA GOES OVER TOP Loudoun County Raises $1,123, $423 Over Goal—$300 Given - by Leesburg. Special Dispatch to The Star LEESBURG, Va, December 22— According to figures just released by, Loudoun County Roll Call Chairman | Mrs. Shirley Carter of Leesburg, the | annual Red Cross roll call has ex- ceeded its quota by $423. The county's quota was $700 and subscriptions to{ date total $1,123. Leesburg, aided by a contribution of $500 from Mrs. W. C. Eustis, led the county with 111 members and contributions totaling $687. Middle- burg, Mrs. Basil Hall, chairman, with 105 members donated $165. Other contributions from other points were: Willisville, Mrs. Marshall, chairman, $36; Hamilton, Miss Margaret James, chairman, $23; Ashburn, Mrs. George Noland, chairman, $20; Waterford, Mrs. W. S. Smoot, chairman, $32; Aldie, Miss Katherine Douglass, chair- man, $15.04; Paeoinian Springs, Mrs, Harvey Arthur, chairman, $25; Round Hill, Mrs. J. G. Carruthers, chairman, $40; Hfllshorourswommmmssi chairman, $22; Purcellville, Mrs, J, V. Nichols, chairman, $34; Lucketts, Mrs. Roger Lucketts, chairman, $5. Three communities have not yet reported. e, COLUMBIA PIKE'S | HAZARDS STUDIED Arlmgton Seeks Straighter Route for Communities Near Cemetery. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va, December 22.—Plans which would not only eliminate the hazard of the present narrow, blind intersection of Columbia Pike and Georgetown-Alex- andria road near Arlington Ceme- ury but would provide a broad “cut-off” permitting residents of Ar- lington, Barcroft, Alcova and other communities in the vicinity to go into ‘Washington via Memorial Bridge, are being studied in the office of Roy 8. Braden, county manager. While the move has been contem- plated for some time, it was again called to the attention of county offi- clals this week, when representatives of Arlington and Barcroft citizens’ groups presented photographs por= traying conditions at the curve and suggesting methods for improvement. Plan for Subdivision. At present, it is understood, owners of the “Round Top” property at the northwest corner of the inter- section, are contemplating subdivision of the property into building lots. Representative of the citizens’ groups plan to confer with the owners, ask- ing them to dedicate a 60-foot right of way through the property, which would provide a diagonal “cut-off,” beginning about 1,000 feet west of the intersection on Columbia Pike and running in a northeasterly direc- tion so as to intersect Georgetown- Alexandria road at a point some dis- tance north of the present dangerous intersection. If such a right of way were dedicated, it is virtually certain the county will accept it. Difficulties Cited. Residents of the communities along Columbia Pike point out that at the present time they either must con- tinue eastward on the pike, through a village of “shacks,” coming into Washington via the Highway Bridge after traversing the winding road through the airport, or must make the sharp turn, more acute than a right angle, into Georgetown-Alex- | andria road, in order to cross the Memorial Bridge into the city. The cut-off would eliminate this. As to the intersection itself, Braden’s office is studying a plan to widen the pavement at the crossing to allow more sweeping turns without acquiring additional right of way. Some method is being sought to make visibility at the crossing clearer. A PRINCE GEORGES SEAL | SALE REPORTED AT $722 | Montgomery County Leads State With $1,282—Baltimore County $1,248. Special Dispateh to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., December 22. —Prince Georges County residents have oought $722.55 worth of Christ- mas seals in the twenty-eighth ane nual drive of the Maryland Tubercu- losis Association, it was announced today. Montgomery County has bought $1,282.47 worth and leads the State so far, Baltimore County being next with $1,248.40. Receipts {rom the other counties follow: Allegany, $1,000; $662.5¢ Calvert, Anne Arundel, $55.70; Caroline, $185.60; Carroll, $394.20; Cecll, $22895; Charles, $60; Dorchester, $365; Frederick, $841.65; Harford, $434.91; Kent, $295.25; Howard, $65; Queen Anne, $161.20; St. Marys, $75.75; Somerset, $123.25; Talbot, $437.55; Washington, $983.20; Wi- comico, $602.75, and Worcester, $193.10, Yule Party December 29. BLADENSBURG, Md., December 22 (Special) —The Bladensburg volun- teer Fire Department and its ladies’ auxiliary will hold a joint Christmas party December 29 at 8 pm. in the fire house here. The committee in charge of arrangements includes Pres- ident and Mrs. W. R. Beattie and Chief Andrew Gasch of the depart- ment, Albert W, Flerstein, Mrs. Nina Merryman, president of the auxiliary; Mrs, Julia Stack, Mrs. Laura Potter, Mrs. Charles Downey, Mrs, Elsle Volz, Miss Catherine Simmers and Miss Helen Stack.